Florida firm to lay off 98 in Ohio following NASA Glenn contract lapse

Call Henry Inc., a Florida-based technical service company, is laying off nearly 100 employees in Ohio.
According to a letter filed Oct. 1 with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Call Henry will lay off 98 employees who had been working at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. The company was not awarded a follow-up contract to perform facility operations, repair and maintenance at the center, the letter stated. NASA informed the center of the lapse of the contract on Sept. 27.
The layoffs are expected to be permanent, and union and non-union employees are affected by the decision. The company will permanently close its operations at the center on Nov. 30.
Affected employees range from an administrative assistant to a welder to plumbers. The majority of the affected positions listed in the letter are electricians.
Employees do not have bumping rights. At the time the letter was sent, Call Henry did not know when layoffs would begin, but the company noted that they would be staggered as work decreases. Layoffs will be complete by the Nov. 30 closing.
A message left for an administrator at Call Henry was not immediately returned today, Oct. 3.